Monthly Archives: July 2016

MANILA-Senator Sonny Angara said a new law aims to make lifesavers out of the Filipino youth by requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training part of the country’s basic education curriculum. Republic Act 10871, which lapsed into law last week, mandates all public and private basic education

DINGALAN, Aurora – First it was “Brexit.” Then it was “Chexit.” Locally comes “Aurexit.” After Britain’s controversial exit from the European Union and a ruling of the United Nations (UN) favoring the Philippines in its territorial dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea, this

BALER, Aurora – A top official of the Department of Health (DOH) in Central Luzon has this piece of advice to tourists flocking to this province amid the HIV scare : “practice safe sex.” Dr. Lovella Esteriber, DOH assistant regional director for Central Luzon, said

BALER, Aurora – The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed for lack of merit graft charges against this town’s mayor and 11 officials, including incumbent and former municipal councilors accused of allegedly misappropriating funds of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) two years ago. In a 12-page

BALER, Aurora, July 27 (PNA) –- Town Mayor Nelianto Bihasa and 11 other local officials here were cleared of the charges filed against them by former town Vice Mayor Karen Angara-Ularan. By virtue of the joint resolution released by the Office of the Ombudsman, the

MANILA-Senator Sonny Angara was given anew the leadership of the ways and means committee where he vows to prioritize the passage of the income tax reform bill. “I thank the Senate leadership and my colleagues for choosing me to head the ways and means committee.

MANILA, July 27 (PNA) – Senator Juan Edgardo Angara on Wednesday vowed to give priority on the tax reform bills after retaining his ways and means committee. “I thank the Senate leadership and my colleagues for choosing me to head the ways and means committee.